Memory Book/Eerie (Mark Swift)

Character List

Real Life information

I am 50 years of age, I work with people with disabilities, I have been working in that field since 1989. Probably the job that I have enjoyed the most in my experience was coaching boys/girls basketball for 8 years. I have an associate’s degree in Computer Technology, and a B.A. in General Business. I am have been married for the past 12 years. We have a lot of pets in the house. I have been a volunteer for the National Park Service since 2000. I am currently on the Cannon Crew at Fort Pulaski in the state of Georgia in the United States.

I have been a fan of Star Trek since I was about 12 years old. I have been an active board gamer since about that same time. I have probably 100+ games. I love competition, sports, games, etc. I love military history, and have co written two on line articles on the subject. My favorite series is DS9, The original ST, Enterprise, STNV, and Voyager. I have seen all the movies of course. I liked the last one, but I was against the total rewrite of Star Trek history. I have played a lot of text based games on the internet but became frustrated with the games ending usually within 6 months due to lack of participation.

How you came to UFOP: SB118

I came to SB118, by an search of PBEM games on the internet. I liked Star Trek, but I realized that I would have work on the writing skills. I joined and after a bit of prodding by the FO, I got hooked. It was probably a good fit. We had recently moved, and away from my gamming group, and needed my 'fix'of gaming. I still do some military board gaming but SB118, now covers the vast majority of my gaming time.

Probably the biggest thing that drew me to ST118 that I knew that if I put the time in the game, that the game would still be there. I figured 18 years was a pretty good track record.

History

Where were you first placed? What was it like starting to sim on your vessel?

I have always been on the USS Aurora/USS Avandar. I was assigned as a tactical officer on the Aurora and then moved with the rest of the crew to the Avandar. I took me a while to get used to the entire 'sim' speak. But I have gotten used to it and now I am one of the more active simmers on the ship.

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How do you think this group has contributed to Star Trek's legacy? How has the group contributed to the internet community?